Suggested Citation: "Front Matter." Debra Niehoff. 2005. The Language of Life: How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press. doi: 10.17226/10742. The Joseph Henry ...

Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants, and whales, needs a way for their cells to connect with each other to form tissues, organs, and organize their overall body plan.

How do biological cells join forces to form a structure? In her Ph.D. research, Daphne Nesenberend uses mathematics to show ...

The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...

Cells behave like cities and organelles carry out infrastructural roles: mitochondria are powerhouses, the endoplasmic ...

Gut support cells communicate with surprising precision – like brain neurons – using tiny extensions to send instructions to the stem cells responsible for maintaining and healing the intestine. The ...

Until now, conventional 3D cell cultures have often been either too rigid or too unstable to realistically reproduce the ...

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) and the Medical Center—University of Freiburg has ...

It’s no secret that teenagers love snacks, whether salty or sweet. At West Mesquite High School, AP biology teacher Melinda Evans is using that love of snacks to help her students understand how cells ...